In the article “Remorse‚ Psychopathology‚ and Psychopathy among Adolescent Offenders” by Andrew Spice‚ Jodi Viljoen‚ Kevin Douglas‚ and Stephen Hart‚ the aim is to establish the effects of shame and remorse on young offenders. Previous research doesn’t allow discussion for the implications and differences between the two emotions. The article is meant to link the “bad” guys with the bad feelings; bad is in quotations as these people are deviant‚ but not necessarily bad. In the words of the authors
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I believe that all offenders should have to be chemically castrated. Although chemical castration is presented as a humane alternative to lifelong imprisonment or surgical castration‚ the American Civil Liberties Union opposes the coerced administration of any drug‚ including antiandrogen drugs for sex offenders. They argue that forced chemical castration is a "cruel and unusual punishment"‚ and therefore should be constitutionally prohibited by the Eighth Amendment. They also stated that it interfered
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APPLE INC. 1. What‚ historically‚ have been Apple’s competitive advantages? Apple pursues a differentiation strategy since it started in 1976. Only one time they offered a computer aiming for the mass market‚ but soon came back to their differentiation strategy. This differentiation strategy was at one point supported by a strong promotion campaign‚ with the goal of to ‘differentiate the Macintosh amid intense competition in the PC industry. Apple has always been a very innovative PC manufacturer
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family unit whilst still reflecting the values of society. The concept of family has evolved greatly due to shifting societal influences. Correlating with this shift in values‚ there has been ongoing family law reform in an attempt to achieve justice for all family members and society. This has been both effective and ineffective in addressing the tension between individual rights and the views of greater society. Prior to 1975‚ divorce was an arduous process that required one of 14 grounds to
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to the Florida Dept. of Corrections‚ female offenders recidivate at a significally lower rate than males. Within three years‚ a male’s chance at recidivism is around 30% while a female’s chance is 16%. Many factors impact the distinction in these rates. The average time behind bars for a male offender is 38 months. The average time behind bars for females is two years. Which is a year less than what a typical male will spend in jail. Whenever an offender is released from jail they run the risk just
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Running Head: DRUG COURTS AND THE TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE Drug Courts and The Treatment of Substance Abusing Offenders Traci R. Howard Guilford Technical Community College Drug treatment courts also known as Drug Courts‚ provide treatment services to offenders in the criminal justice system. These particular courts use various models to provide treatment to drug offenders such as strategies to assist offenders with recovery from substance abuse. The process
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I have chosen to do my final project writing assignment on female offenders. Today‚ females are the fastest growing offenders of the prison population. Some of the attributing factors to this increase in female prison population is an increase in violent behavior by females‚ increased substance abuse and an increased awareness by law enforcement toward female offenders. Female offenders may have many differences from male offenders in their risks and needs while in the system however they share
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The type of research for that suitable for analyzing the impact of imprisonment on hate crime offenders is quantitative. Quantitative research is a technique that produces measurable results that can be analyzed statistically‚ as to where qualitative research produces subjective results that are difficult to quantify. The pros of using qualitative research is that you can explore more topics in more depth and detail. Is often less expensive‚ because you don’t have to recruit as many participants
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Most juvenile institutions have some form of treatment program available to juveniles. The most common programs include: counseling‚ vocational and educational training‚ recreational programs and religious counseling. Two community based programs are guided group interaction (GGI) and positive peer culture (PPC). Guided group interaction is a program where a delinquent can acknowledge and solve personal problems with support from other members in the group. Individual members can be supportive and
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Week 7 - Sadistic and Autoerotic Behavior Describe and discuss various offender sadistic behavior characteristics associated with various criminal behaviors and criminal offender personalities. Sadistic behaviors involve gaining pleasure from seeing others suffer from discomfort or pain. However‚ the term sadistic is often misused or misunderstood in the forensic community‚ for instance‚ anger-retaliatory behaviors and sexual desires towards non-interactive or deceased victims can easily be miscategorized
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